APPENDIX A

Units and Dimnensions of Physical Quantities

Quantity Common Symbol SI Uit Dinensin
Displacement MSTRE (m)
Mass m, M KILOGRAM k)
Time SEOOND (s) T
Area A m
3
Volume L'
Density kg m ML
Velocity LT
Acceleration ms LT
Force F newton (N
Work jonle (J=N-m) M'T
Energy E, U, K joule (J ML'T
Power watt (W-Js
Momentum kg-ms
Gravitational constant G Nm'kg
Angle radian
reds
Angular velocity
Angular ecceleration
Angular momenium g-ms
Moment of inertia MI
Nm MIT
Torque T
Angular frequency
hertz Hz)
Frequencg
Period T
Young's modulus
Bulk modulus B Nm
Shear moduius Nm
Surface tension MLT
Coefficient of viscosity Nm Pa
Pressure P,p
m L
Wavelength Wm
Intensity of wave KSLVIN (O
Temperature T
JkgK
Specific heat capacity C
WmK* MT
Stefan's constant
J
Heat Wm'-K ML T K
Thermal conductivity K
AMPERE (A)
Current coulomb (C) IT
q,
Charge Am
Current density Vm(= mhom)
Electrical conductivity
Dielectric constant LIT
C-m
Electric dipole moment Vm-NC
Electric field volt (VX=JC) MI'rT
Potential (voltage) MLIT
V-m
Electric flux farad (F)
Capacitance C
volt V)
MITT
Electromotive force ohm (Q)
ML²IT
Resistance C'N'-m (-Fm 1T'NL
Permittivity of space NAT
Perrmeability of space tesla (TX= Wb m Mr
B
Magnetic feld weber (Wb}
Magnetic flux N-n T
Magnetic ipole moment
henry H)
Inductance L
dius
Bohr Ground
atom
constant
Rydberg constant
Planck constant
FaradayPermittivity
vacuum ofvacuum ofneutron
Permeability Mass of proton
Mass of
electron
Mass of Wien'
Charge
proton of
Stefan-Boltzmann s Boltzmann
constant constant
constant
Gas
Avogadro
constant
Speed
gravitation
Constant of
Quantity

state
displacement of
light
energy
in
vacuum
of
hydrogen law
constant

F
mp me R NA C
G
m Symbol
Universal

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m
in
eV meV-s J-s mol C NA? kg kg kg C
m-K JK1
eV
K1
C²N'-m²=
Fm-l Wm-K1 JK-mor! mol I ms
N-m"kg Unit
1986)

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Uncertainty
 Astronomical Constant
Quantity Value Unit
Mass of the sun 1.99 x 10 * kg
Radius of the sun 6.95 x 108
Mass of the earth 5.98 x 10% kg
Mean radius of the earth 6.37 x 105 m

Mass of the moon 7.36 x 10 kg

Radius of the moon 1.74 x 10 m
Mean earth sun distance 1.50 x 10! m
Mean earth-moon distance 3.84 x 10 m
Escape speed from the earth 11.2 km s
Escape speed from the moon 2.38 km s!